witticism vs absurdist humour

absurdist humour vs witticism

witticism and absurdist humour both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
witticism	Yes	No	No	No
absurdist humour	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, absurdist humour is a hyponym of witticism; that is, absurdist humour is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than witticism:

witticism: a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
absurdist humour: is a form of humour predicated on deliberate violations of causal reasoning, producing events and behaviours that are obviously illogical.

Other hyponyms of witticism include jeu d'esprit, bon mot, mot, esprit de l'escalier, bite, pungency, caustic remark, irony, sarcasm, satire, repartee, gag, jape, jest, joke, laugh, caricature, imitation, impersonation, cartoon, sketch, fun, play, sport, ribaldry, topper, absurdist humor, surreal humor, surreal humour.

witticism (noun)	absurdist humour (noun)
a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter	is a form of humour predicated on deliberate violations of causal reasoning, producing events and behaviours that are obviously illogical.

Difference between witticism and absurdist humour

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